baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2544038-A (GB)
Title: Splint
Inventor: PAUL STARKEY
IPC: A61F5/058
Filed: 2015-10-02
Abstract: A digit immobilising splint is provided. The splint comprises a first and second support portions (104 & 106) operable to abut and support an underneath face of a digit on each side of a joint, first and second fixing portions (108 & 110) operable to respectively abut opposing side faces of the digit, wherein the first and second fixing portions each extent between the first and second support portions and wherein the fixing portions are operable to be moved between a first, open position (fig. 1a) and a second, closed, position wherein the support and fixing portions abut opposing sides of the digit such as to immobilise the digit and hold the splint in position around the digit (fig. 1b). The first and second fixing portions may each extend between the first and second support portions such as to form a loop, possibly a continuous loop. The splint may comprise one or more further support portions (302, fig. 3a), and one or more support portions may comprise a tab (202, fig. 2a). In at least one embodiment, the splint has a first end that is wider than the second, opposed end (fig. 9-12). The splint may have a planar conformation in the open position, and may be a laminate, such as a two to seven layer laminate, possibly comprising a flexible core layer (114) and a padding layer (112) to engage the surface of the digit. The splint may be operable to be closed with the application of pressure to a single point on each side of the splint.
Patent GB-2541956-A (GB)
Title: Signs and display panels
Inventor: DAVID NICHOLAS JOHN
IPC: G09F15/00
Filed: 2015-11-13
Abstract: A sign comprising a sign stand 11 and a removable display panel 10; the sign stand comprising an upwardly extending support member 14 and the display panel comprising a perimeter region 13 which surrounds at least in part a pocket 15 into which at least a portion of said upwardly extending support member may be inserted; said perimeter region having an outer edge; wherein said perimeter region is itself sufficiently rigid so that the shape of the outer edge of the perimeter region is substantially retained when the display panel extends upwardly and said upwardly extending support member is placed at least in part in said pocket. The display panel may be formed of corrugated plastic. The perimeter region may have a front and rear panels, and a spacer layer, which may define the pocket. The stand may have a base from which the support member extends in an arch.
Patent GB-2528817-A (GB)
Title: Absorbent product
Inventor: DAVIDSON EUAN
IPC: F25D21/14
Filed: 2014-05-14
Abstract: An absorbent string (1) is comprised of a plurality of absorbent products (2). Each product has a tubular envelope which is generally flat in use and contains absorbent material (4). The latter will normally have super absorber in its composition. In use, the string (1) is placed by the side of an appliance such a freezer (5), whereby moisture from the appliance on the floor (51) can pass through the envelope and be absorbed by the absorbent material (4). Each product (2) has opposite ends (61, 62) that are complementarily shaped and are abutting with ends of adjacent products to form the absorbent string (1). The products (2) have an elongate chevron shape. The head end (61) of each chevron product is trapezoidal, with outer, converging side edges (611) and a leading, central edge (612). The opposite, tail end (62) of the chevron product has two outer jaws either side of a mouth (620), within which the head end (61) can fit, the mouth having outer side edges (621) diverging from a central edge (622). Each product has a double skin bottom (7) and a single, folded top skin (8) which is heat sealed around its periphery (9) to contain the absorbent material. The top skin is of porous non-woven material, through which moisture dripping onto it can pass for absorption by the absorbent material (4). The outer skin (71) of the bottom (7) is of perforate plastics material film and the inner skin (72) is of non-woven material as the top is. Moisture on the floor can pass through the outer skin by capillary action into the product through the bottom. The absorbent material (4) extends into the head and tail ends (61, 62) and up to the sealed periphery (9), although a small gap (10) is provided between the periphery and the absorbent material for the absorbent material to expand on absorption of liquid.
Patent GB-2544765-A (GB)
Title: A Mechanical Toy
Inventor: WILLIAM HARPER
IPC: A63H31/00
Filed: 2015-11-25
Abstract: A mechanical toy 2 comprising a body portion and an operating handle (18, fig 1) removably attached to the body 4, 6 and having a switch (20, fig 1), a moveable shaft 24 connected to the switch, a gear mechanism 26 connected to the shaft and a limb 8 connected to the gear. The shaft moves between a first and second position when the switch is operated, and the gear mechanism connected to the shaft rotates between a first and second position upon movement of the shaft. A part of the limb moves when the gear turns. The shaft may be moved linearly or be rotated between first and second positions. The gear mechanism may comprise a primary gear 26 and additional gears 28 which rotate under rotation of the primary gear. The limb may comprise an upper part rotatable around the gear axis and a lower part rotatable around a second pivot 16.
Patent GB-2535887-A (GB)
Title: A particle dispersion
Inventor: IAN WALTERS
IPC: C09D11/52
Filed: 2016-02-24
Abstract: A particle dispersion comprises a solvent, a binder soluble in the solvent and carbon nanoparticles uniformly dispersed within the binder. The binder and nanoparticles may be functionalised with complementary groups so that the binder preferentially binds to the nanoparticles. The nanoparticles may comprise graphene nanoplatelets or carbon nanotubes functionalised with groups comprising oxygen, carboxylic acid, amine or metal. The binder may be functionalised with groups comprising hydroxyl, methylol, carboxylic, epoxy, isocyanate, amide or imide. The binder may be a conductive polymer, such as a polythiophene or polycationic polymer, e.g. poly-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (PEDOT), poly-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene-polystyrene sulphonic acid (PEDOT:PSS), polyaniline, and polypyrrole. Alternatively, the binder may be a thermosetting or thermoplastic polymer. The dispersion preferably contains 1-5 wt.% carbon nanoparticles and 10-50 wt.% binder and may be in the form of an ink. A method of preparing a film comprising evaporating a solvent and shrinking the distance between binder components so as to reduce the volume of the mixture is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2547671-A (GB)
Title: Methods and devices for scheduling transmissions in a cellular communication system
Inventor: OLIVIER MARCO
IPC: H04W74/00
Filed: 2016-02-25
Abstract: In an LTE cellular communications system (100) with Carrier Aggregation, a User Equipment, UE (106) is configured to ignore the Scheduling Request Prohibit Timer, sr-ProhibitTimer (107), which is set running 207 on transmission of a Scheduling Request, SR, on one Component Carrier and to identify further Scheduling Request opportunities on another Component Carrier 208 and send further Scheduling Requests on the other Component Carriers 209 prior to expiry of the Timer (107). This can result in a reduction in the average latency for an uplink packet sent from a UE (106) to an eNode B (101). The UE is configured with an index associated with each of a first and second Component Carriers whose state depends on whether a Component Carrier has been used to send a Scheduling Request. A UE informs the network element of its capability to transmit Scheduling Requests prior to expiry of the scheduling request prohibit timer.
Patent GB-2533736-A (GB)
Title: Mounting mechanism
Inventor: PAUL NICHOLAS TOWNSEND
IPC: B63C11/22
Filed: 2012-05-03
Abstract: A mounting mechanism 21 for a breathable gas pack (14, Fig 2) comprises first 78 and second mounts 66, 68, 70 arranged to cooperate with first 38 and second 40 mounting portions of the gas pack. The first and second mounts are longitudinally spaced and moveable relative to one another between a loading configuration (Fig 9) in which the gas pack can be loaded onto the mounting mechanism 21, and a retained configuration (Fig 10) in which the gas pack is retained by the first and second mounts. The mounting mechanism further comprises a tension latch (90, Fig 6) arranged to move the first and second mounts between the two configurations and/or to lock the first mounting mechanism in the retained position. The first mount may be a pin 82 or aperture which fits a pin or aperture 46 on the cylinder. The second mount may be a cylinder retainer cap 66, 68, 70, which is slidable relative to the first mount between the open and closed positions. A harness 12 for breathing apparatus incorporating the mounting mechanism, and a storage station for a gas pack including the said mounting mechanism is also proposed.
Patent GB-2549139-A (GB)
Title: Glycerol from biodiesel waste
Inventor: ANDREW FREEMAN
IPC: C11C3/10
Filed: 2016-04-07
Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for treating a glycerol solution comprising fatty acid soaps obtained in a biodiesel production process, to obtain a glycerol enriched phase. The process comprises the following steps: (i) acidifying the glycerol solution with a concentrated acid under agitation to a pH in the range 0.5 to 2.5 and at a temperature of 65 to 100 deg C, and allowing the mixture to phase separate into a first phase comprising free fatty acids, a second phase comprising a glycerol solution and a third phase comprising salt and water; and (ii) gravimetrically removing the free fatty acid phase and the salt phase from the glycerol solution to obtain a glycerol enriched phase. An apparatus equipped and configured for the preparation of a diluted dried glycerol composition as above, may comprise at least one biodiesel transesterification reactor, at least one neutralization and separator vessel, at least one drying unit fluidly connected to the neutralization and separator vessel, and a high vacuum distillation unit fluidly connected to the drying unit.
Patent GB-2534738-A (GB)
Title: Tabletop sections for surgical tables
Inventor: JULIE CAMPBELL
IPC: A61G13/12
Filed: 2013-07-12
Abstract: A tabletop section comprising first and second ends parallel to a first direction, a connector at the first end for attachment to a second tabletop section, a locking pin 115 forming part of the connector, first and second sides 102 connecting the first and second ends which are in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction wherein each side has a handle 103a and one of these has a switch 109 for moving the locking pin 115 and wherein either the locking pin 115 moves in a direction parallel to the second direction or the switch 109 moves in a third direction perpendicular to both the first and second. The switch 109 may have linear or rotary movement, move within a recess formed in a side wall and be biased towards a locked position. The connector may use a hook 112 whose opening is closed by the locking pin 115.
Patent GB-2549338-A (GB)
Title: Holding apparatus for electronic device
Inventor: HIOK NAM TAY
IPC: G03B17/56
Filed: 2016-04-18
Abstract: A handgrip device couples to a camera head. A holder is configured to detachably hold a portable electronic device with a touch screen display such as a smartphone or a tablet to one side of the handgrip device such that the touch screen display lies within reach of the thumb of the same hand that grips the handgrip device. A hinge mechanism couples the holder to the handgrip device to let the portable electronic device tilt, swivel and rotate in plane. An extendable shaft adjacent the hinge mechanism can hold the device out to a larger distance. The camera head can couple to the handgrip with a coupling mechanism that lets the camera head turn, tilt and flip backwards. The handgrip device can contain rechargeable batteries to supply electric energy to the devices, and circuits to charge up the batteries from external source.
Patent GB-2551150-A (GB)
Title: Trackballs
Inventor: NATHAN JAMES JOHN SELBY
IPC: G06F3/0354
Filed: 2016-06-06
Abstract: Trackball 21 comprising magnetic ball 23, housing 25 with recess 27 to receive at least part of the ball, magnet 29 on or in housing to act upon the ball to urge it to remain in the housing, and means for moving the magnet relative to the recess to vary the distance between the magnet and ball. The magnet may be a permanent magnet or electromagnet. The means for moving the magnet may include a motor, solenoid, rack and pinion, linear guide, lever arrangement or screw thread. The trackball may additionally comprise a capacitive input device. The ball may comprise a magnetic core, magnetically permeable non-magnetic outer layer and/or resin comprising magnetic filings or particles. The trackball may move the magnet to provide feedback to a user via perceptible acceleration, deceleration and/or changes to resistance of movement of the ball. Also provided are a method of providing tactile feedback in a trackball and a computer program for controlling a trackball to vary a magnetic field.
Patent GB-2541094-A (GB)
Title: Modifying search results based on context characteristics
Inventor: ROD D WALTERMANN
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2016-06-14
Abstract: A method of modifying search results based on context characteristics comprises capturing, using a processor, context characteristics 301 relating to a user; storing the context characteristics relating to a user 302; receiving, at a device, a search query 303; performing a search based on the search query, wherein the search is modified based on at least one context characteristic relevant to the search query; and displaying, on a display device, search results returned from the search 305. The search is modified by narrowing the search results or by modifying the search query and the context characteristic may be application data, location data, historical data, calendar data and email data. Context characteristics may be used to resolve an ambiguous term in the search query and context characteristics may be weighted. The search results may be displayed in order of relevance.
Patent GB-2535124-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for supplying barrier fluid in a subsea motor and pump assembly
Inventor: GIACOMO LANDI
IPC: F16J15/40
Filed: 2014-11-11
Abstract: A method for supplying barrier fluid in a subsea motor and pump assembly (100) disclosed, wherein desalinated water is extracted from or downstream of a reverse osmosis device (107) and supplied to the motor and pump assembly, alone or as mixture with ethylene glycol. A corresponding system is likewise disclosed.
Patent GB-2550650-A (GB)
Title: Systems, methods, and drives for fusion of predicted path attributes and drive history
Inventor: SCOTT VINCENT MYERS
IPC: G01C21/34
Filed: 2017-03-16
Abstract: Providing path attributes to controllers in a vehicle includes determining a most probable path for a vehicle, 602. Attributed predicted path attributes are obtained based on a map data 604 and drive history path attributes are obtained based on a drive history 606. Combined path attributes are then generated based on the path attributes from the attributed predicted path and the path attributes from the drive history, 608. The combined path attributes are then provided to one or more controllers, 610. The controllers may include adaptive cruise control, energy management control, curve warning, headlight control, lane departure warning, hill powertrain optimisation, driver notification, driver assistance and/or automated driving.
Patent GB-2561543-A (GB)
Title: An additive manufacturing device and method
Inventor: ALISTAIR DIXON
IPC: B33Y30/00
Filed: 2017-03-24
Abstract: A additive manufacturing device (3D printer) comprising a platform 9, a dispensing head 3 configured to dispense a modelling material onto the platform, a gantry 5 configured to move the dispensing head relative to the platform, an apparatus 11 to maintain a liquid on the platform at a level approximate to the an outlet of the dispensing head and a thermostatic regulator configured to maintain the liquid at a predetermined temperature. Preferably the apparatus may comprises an open-top container 7. The platform may be fixed relative to the container or be able to move in the vertical direction with respect thereto. The dispensing head may print the container (7, Fig 6) on to the platform with the object (21, Fig 2) to be printed inside. The container may comprises an inlet 17 and/or outlet/over-flow 19 wherein the over-flow may be able to move in the vertical direction to vary the liquid in the container.
Patent GB-2560903-A (GB)
Title: New synthetic path to pharmaceutically acceptable vismodegib
Inventor: CHRISTIAN MANFRED FRECH
IPC: C07D213/40
Filed: 2017-03-27
Abstract: A process for the preparation of Vismodegib (2-chloro-N-(4-chloro-3-(pyridine-2-yl)-4-(methylsulfonyl)-benzamide) (5) characterised in that the process at least comprises the steps of preparing 2-(2-chloro-5-nitrophenyl)-pyridine (5) via nitration of 2-(2-chlorophenyl)-pyridine (1) in the presence of nitric acid; reducing Compound (2) to give 4-chloro-3-(pyridine-2-yl)-aniline (3); reacting (3) with 2-chloro-4-(methylsulfonyl)benzoyl chloride (4) to give Compound (5). The process preferably further comprises various synthetic processes of preparing Compound 1 from Compound (9) via Compounds (6)-(8); or Compound (16) via Compound (15); or the combination of Compounds (13) and (14). The preparation of (7) from (6) is preferably performed in the presence of dimethylformamide (DMF), dichloromethane (DCM), TiCl4 and triethylamine (Et3N). The preparation of (1) from (9) is preferably performed in the presence of a polar aprotic solvent and a base. The preparation of (9) from (8) is preferably performed in the presence of 4 molar equivalents of N-Chlorosuccinamide. The preparation of (1) from (13) and (14) is preferably conducted in boiling acetic acid anhydride ((Ac)2O.) Pharmaceutical compositions comprising Vismodegib are also disclosed, including use of the compositions as oral dosage forms and/or in the treatment of basal-cell carcinomas.
Patent GB-2547359-A (GB)
Title: A method, apparatus and system for choosing a vacation
Inventor: NENA CHALETZOS
IPC: G06Q50/14
Filed: 2015-02-11
Abstract: In a computing system, a computer implemented method of creating a data result set that relates to potential vacation destinations, the method comprising the steps of: i. receiving data entered into a computing system interface by a user, the data relating to two or more of: type of traveller, the required time of travel, and the weather requirements; ii. entering data relating to the vacation experience desired; iii. retrieving data from a data store based on the parameters defined by the user profile created by the entry of the data in steps i and ii; iv. presenting at least a portion of the retrieved data to a user as a number of discrete vacation destinations.
Patent GB-2561832-A (GB)
Title: Arrangement for working a tube end
Inventor: MARTIN MAUBACH
IPC: B21D41/00
Filed: 2017-04-21
Abstract: Arrangement for working a tube end comprises an cylinder (1,6, figure 2) with a piston 2,3 displaceable along an longitudinal axis X, and a tube mounting 4. A tool holder 5 at an end of the piston faces the mounting. The cylinder is a tandem comprising at least two cylinder stages located along the axis X each having corresponding piston segments connected together. A tool may be attached to the tool holder with an operating axis A radially offset to have an eccentricity E relative to the axis X. The arrangement allows for accommodation of a curved tube the legs of which have a minimum spacing Y. The mounting 4 or tool (8, figure 4a) may have a data carrier containing data relating to the respective part which can be read by a sensor (11) inside the piston. Protection 7 may prevent the piston from twisting relative to the operating cylinder, and may comprise a radial protrusion from first segment 2 extending through a wall of the first cylinder (1). Signal line 12, and optional power line, may run from sensor (11) through the anti-twist protection 7. Sensor 9 may detect the longitudinal position of anti-twist projection 7.
Patent GB-2545873-A (GB)
Title: Flame arresters
Inventor: DAOMIN HONG
IPC: A62C4/02
Filed: 2015-10-05
Abstract: A flame arrester (10), the flame arrester (10) having a housing (2) in which there is provided a flame arrester element (3) and into which extends a conduit (1), a portion of the conduit being at least partially surrounded by the flame arrester element (3) and wherein the conduit (1) has a principal flow axis extending along the conduit for flow of gas into or out of the flame arrester (10) and the flame arrester element (3) has a principal flow axis for flow of gas out of or in to the flame arrester (10), the principal flow axis along said portion and the principal flow axis through the flame arrester element (3) extending in opposite directions and wherein the conduit (1) has a cross sectional area A and, at a working surface, the flame arrester element (3) has a cross sectional area of A or above.
Patent GB-2547369-A (GB)
Title: Litigation assays in liquid phase
Inventor: ANTHONY C STEVENS
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2016-01-26
Abstract: A method for the detection of a target nucleic acid, probably a solid phase nucleic acid sample, comprises i) hybridising two separate oligonucleotide probes to it wherein at least one of the probes comprises two regions complementary to the target but separated by a non-complementary region; ii) ligating the two probes; iii) detecting the ligated product. A corresponding kit comprising the two probes is also disclosed. Preferably, the method may performed in the solid or liquid phase on a paraffin embedded section sample and preferably any RNA or DNA may be detected in situ, possible via quantitative nucleic acid amplification. The kit preferably comprises probes that hybridise to adjacent or adjoining regions of the same nucleic acid strand and the probes may comprise modified nucleic acids, Locked nucleic acids or peptide nucleic acids. The kit may further comprise a ligase enzyme, buffer polymerase and attenuator nucleic acid complementary to at least one hybridisation site.
Patent GB-2552881-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for detecting object position relative to antenna arrays of an electronic communication device
Inventor: MD RASHIDUL ISLAM
IPC: H01Q21/00
Filed: 2017-06-06
Abstract: A method comprises: determining a set of mutual signal coupling values S between at least two separate antenna elements 1 - 8 of a device 100 and determining the position of an object relative to the antenna elements based on the said mutual coupling values. An electronic device 100 with means suitable for performing such a method is also disclosed. The object may be anything that interferes with an antenna signal but mainly concerns one or more hands and/or head, of a user of the device, which may be brought into close proximity with the device. Low and/or high power transmissions may be used to determine the said values and/or for signal transmissions. The operation of the antennas 1- 8 of the device 100 may be adjusted appropriately to obtain the desired device functionality. The antennas may comprise millimetre-wave antenna array arrangements 104 - 110. The coupling values may relate to signal strength, signal transmission efficiency or scattering parameters S associated with signals between various antenna elements. The signals may be in the near and/or far fields and at different frequencies. The coupling values may be used to detect various hand grips and/or to monitor the positional movements of an object during use.